The purpose of this unit is to develop effective money management strategies and understand the role and functions of financial institutions.
Assignments
Please use Google Chrome and not Internet Explorer Activity 1 Credit for Beginners[]
The buzzle link on Worksheet 1 is not working, but I would like you to use the links on the page or search the web to answer questions 1-4 on Worksheet 1 and place your responses in a MS Word document.
Complete the Assessment at the bottom of the page and screenshot your score into the same MS Word document.
My Credit Rating: Why Should I Care? Read and complete the activities on this page. Place it in the same Workd document as Credit for Beginners.
Credit Cred This website will show you how credit can be a powerful tool in your financial toolbox if you understand how to use it wisely. This mini course, will outline about different types of credit and the costs associated with using credit. Complete the mini course and using MS Word, "reflect" in the 10 different types of credit discussed.
Activity 2 Banking and Investments Page 1 - Come back to this to answer the Essential Questions Page 2 -
Write a paragraph [3 sentences] summarizing Why Should You Invest? Write at least 1 sentence discribing each one of the nine "pitfalls."
Write two sentences to summarize each subsection under How Should I Invest? [ie What is investing, First, douse your debt, etc.]
Write at least one sentence to summarize each investment instrument under What Should I Invest In?
Complete the Self-Assessment
Page 3 -
Skip the Investor Risk and Return link
Read the Financial Concepts: The Risk/Return Tradeoff
Write 3 sentences summarizing this concept
Take the risk profile quiz and record your risk level
Answer the 3 questions under Question for Thought: Risk Taker
Under How Does Compound Interest Work? and Time Value of Money watch the video and write 2 sentences to explain your understanding of compound interest and explain the Rule of 72
Take the Self-Assessment [you don't need to record your answers]
Page 4
Read the History of the Stock Market and write how you feel about Wall Street after reading the article.
Write 3 sentences explaining the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Take the Self-Assessment [you don't need to record your answers]
Page 5 The Five Stages of Investing
Write two sentences each, to explain each of the 5 Stages fo Saving and Investing [10 sentences total]
Take the mini-quiz and screenshot your results to place in a MS Word document. [Take it until you get at least 80%]
Complete the Assessment Activity [record answers in MS Word]
DO NOT do the Extention Activity
13 Steps to Investing Foolishly Use at least two sentences to summarize each step [no less than 26 sentences].
Page 6 - Skip
Page 7 Complete the crossword puzzle and screenshot the results.
Page 8 On the right-hand side of the page, in the grey box, click on How to Look Up a Stock Video and record the steps to find a stock.
Activitiy 3 Banking Basics Page 1 - Watch the Module Minute then click on click here under Assignment and complete one of the 2 options. Page 2 - Watch the Banking Vocabulary video to solve the crossword puzzle. Page 3
Read the conversation
Read Banking Barter Conversation
Watch the movie How Banks Make Money
Take the Self-Assessment - record your answers.
Answer Question for Thought: Currency and the Modern Economy
Page 4 Watch the A History of U. S. Banking and the Federal Reserve video. Write a summarizing paragraph and answer the questions in the Self-Assessment. No need to record your answers, but check to make sure you were correct.
Page 5 Write 3 sentences to explain Depository Institutions and 3 more sentences to explain Non-Depository Institutions. Complete the Self- Assessment and screenshot the results.
Page 6 Skip
Page 7 Complete the Review and screenshot your results.
Page 8 Use the links on this page to create a timeline. You may use Powerpoint, Thinglink.com, Powtoon.com or any other program that will allow you to record the events. Make sure your include at least 5 events from each century. [5 for the 1700's, 5 for the 1800's, etc.]
The purpose of this unit is to
develop effective money management strategies and understand the role and functions of financial institutions.
Assignments
Please use Google Chrome and not Internet Explorer
Activity 1
Credit for Beginners []
My Credit Rating: Why Should I Care?
Read and complete the activities on this page. Place it in the same Workd document as Credit for Beginners.
Credit Cred
This website will show you how credit can be a powerful tool in your financial toolbox if you understand how to use it wisely. This mini course, will outline about different types of credit and the costs associated with using credit.
Complete the mini course and using MS Word, "reflect" in the 10 different types of credit discussed.
Activity 2
Banking and Investments
Page 1 - Come back to this to answer the Essential Questions
Page 2 -
- Write a paragraph [3 sentences] summarizing Why Should You Invest? Write at least 1 sentence discribing each one of the nine "pitfalls."
- Write two sentences to summarize each subsection under How Should I Invest? [ie What is investing, First, douse your debt, etc.]
- Write at least one sentence to summarize each investment instrument under What Should I Invest In?
- Complete the Self-Assessment
Page 3 -- Skip the Investor Risk and Return link
- Read the Financial Concepts: The Risk/Return Tradeoff
- Write 3 sentences summarizing this concept
- Take the risk profile quiz and record your risk level
- Answer the 3 questions under Question for Thought: Risk Taker
- Under How Does Compound Interest Work? and Time Value of Money watch the video and write 2 sentences to explain your understanding of compound interest and explain the Rule of 72
- Take the Self-Assessment [you don't need to record your answers]
Page 4Page 5
The Five Stages of Investing
13 Steps to Investing Foolishly
Use at least two sentences to summarize each step [no less than 26 sentences].
Page 6 - Skip
Page 7
Complete the crossword puzzle and screenshot the results.
Page 8
On the right-hand side of the page, in the grey box, click on How to Look Up a Stock Video and record the steps to find a stock.
Activitiy 3
Banking Basics
Page 1 - Watch the Module Minute then click on click here under Assignment and complete one of the 2 options.
Page 2 - Watch the Banking Vocabulary video to solve the crossword puzzle.
Page 3
Page 4
Watch the A History of U. S. Banking and the Federal Reserve video. Write a summarizing paragraph and answer the questions in the Self-Assessment. No need to record your answers, but check to make sure you were correct.
Page 5
Write 3 sentences to explain Depository Institutions and 3 more sentences to explain Non-Depository Institutions.
Complete the Self- Assessment and screenshot the results.
Page 6
Skip
Page 7
Complete the Review and screenshot your results.
Page 8
Use the links on this page to create a timeline. You may use Powerpoint, Thinglink.com, Powtoon.com or any other program that will allow you to record the events. Make sure your include at least 5 events from each century. [5 for the 1700's, 5 for the 1800's, etc.]